outwardness

(noun)

noun

1. concern with outward things or material objects as opposed to the mind and spirit

- what is the origin of the outwardness of our sensations of sound, smell, or taste

- an abstract conception with feelings of reality and spatial outwardness attached to it

Definition categories: thought

2. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior

- the outwardness of the world

Similar word(s): externality

Definition categories: attribute, position

3. a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)

- hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness

Definition categories: attribute, extraversion, extroversion